And Poleon was in the thick of the action again, drawing the foul from Carl Dickinson to enable skipper Steven Schumacher to double Bury’s advantage from the penalty spot 10 minutes after the restart.

It was an outstanding second-half performance from Blackwell’s men, who are now just two points away from climbing out of the relegation zone, but the Bury manager admitted dishing out some harsh words at the interval after being far from happy with their first-half showing.

“I was disappointed because I believe that we’ve improved that much, I want to see that improvement,” he said.

“I thought we were comfortable at 1-0, but I knew Portsmouth had enough quality in their team that they could hurt us if we didn’t finish them off.

“But we were different class in the second half. We created chance after chance. Our defensive shape was excellent.

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“The lads are buying in to what I’ve asked them to do. And the energy levels in the second half were fantastic, considering they played with 10 men last week and we also had a game on Tuesday night. I’ve got nothing but praise for them.”

The Shakers gave their boss the response he was looking for straight from the second-half kick off and they could have doubled their advantage within 13 seconds of the restart when Troy Hewitt raced clear of the visiting defence to go one-on-one with Anderson, who pulled off a fine save.

But the Bury faithful did not have to wait long for a deserved second goal, thanks to excellent work by Poleon down the right flank, inducing a foolish tackle inside the penalty area from left-back Dickinson.

At first it seemed South Yorkshire referee Craig Pawson would not give the spot kick, but, after what seemed an eternity, he pointed to the spot when he saw his assistant flagging for the foul.

Seconds later, Schumacher buried the penalty to make it 2-0 and Bury continued to dominate their more illustrious opponents for the remainder of the half.

Managerless Portsmouth, who have Guy Wittingham in temporary charge following the departure of Michael Appleton to Blackpool, might have had more joy if Izale McLeod had hit the target with two gilt-edged chances in the opening period.

He shot high of Trevor Carson’s goal after successfully turning Matt Doherty on the edge of the box on nine minutes and produced a bad miss on 26 minutes after the Shakers defence was caught napping.

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Ashley Harris’s goal-bound shot on the half hour was definitely going in, however, but the excellent Adam Lockwood produced a goal-saving block to preserve the Bury lead.

You’ve got to take your hat off to the 806 Pompey fans. They never stopped singing throughout the whole time their team were under the cosh.

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Comments (4)

If only our fans got behind KB in terms of their numbers attending home games. We as supporters need also to buy in to what KB is doing at our club. Yes Pompey should be proud of their long suffering fans support. After beating Oldham on Tuesday i would have expected more Bury fc fans turning up to support their team. If we make it to the 3rd round of the cup or if the Blades do then we might miss out on other vital revenues from that game in early January 2013. We all know that on tuesday nights our home gates are low.

If only our fans got behind KB in terms of their numbers attending home games.
We as supporters need also to buy in to what KB is doing at our club.
Yes Pompey should be proud of their long suffering fans support.
After beating Oldham on Tuesday i would have expected more Bury fc fans turning up to support their team.
If we make it to the 3rd round of the cup or if the Blades do then we might miss out on other vital revenues from that game in early January 2013.
We all know that on tuesday nights our home gates are low.Eileenshakers

If only our fans got behind KB in terms of their numbers attending home games. We as supporters need also to buy in to what KB is doing at our club. Yes Pompey should be proud of their long suffering fans support. After beating Oldham on Tuesday i would have expected more Bury fc fans turning up to support their team. If we make it to the 3rd round of the cup or if the Blades do then we might miss out on other vital revenues from that game in early January 2013. We all know that on tuesday nights our home gates are low.

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shakencity says...8:07am Tue 13 Nov 12

Keep up the good work Kevin, we all know you won't let the lads get complacent. Important few games coming up and all winnable, we might....just might be in a half decent position come the turn of the new year. Crowds will improve as the results improve, that's just the way it is Eileen.

Keep up the good work Kevin, we all know you won't let the lads get complacent. Important few games coming up and all winnable, we might....just might be in a half decent position come the turn of the new year.
Crowds will improve as the results improve, that's just the way it is Eileen.shakencity

Keep up the good work Kevin, we all know you won't let the lads get complacent. Important few games coming up and all winnable, we might....just might be in a half decent position come the turn of the new year. Crowds will improve as the results improve, that's just the way it is Eileen.

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Ex Pat of Bury says...6:44pm Tue 13 Nov 12

Bury have their true dedicated fans,especially at away games,numbers only increase when the results improve- this is unfortunately the facts,just look back in the past when the team has done well(not too far).Then when the going gets tough the fickle in the crowd dissapear,until the next glory phase.

Bury have their true dedicated fans,especially at away games,numbers only increase when the results improve- this is unfortunately the facts,just look back in the past when the team has done well(not too far).Then when the going gets tough the fickle in the crowd dissapear,until the next glory phase.Ex Pat of Bury

Bury have their true dedicated fans,especially at away games,numbers only increase when the results improve- this is unfortunately the facts,just look back in the past when the team has done well(not too far).Then when the going gets tough the fickle in the crowd dissapear,until the next glory phase.

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onchan says...1:44am Fri 16 Nov 12

Yes, my friend was telling me that her nephew wasnt going to go again 2 Gigg if they kept loosing. To be fair you have to be dedicated to keep going, when the weather is cold and damp, and the team play rubbish. I do think the gates will improve if Bury start to move up the table.Good result on Sat.

Yes, my friend was telling me that her nephew wasnt going to go again 2 Gigg if they kept loosing. To be fair you have to be dedicated to keep going, when the weather is cold and damp, and the team play rubbish. I do think the gates will improve if Bury start to move up the table.Good result on Sat.onchan

Yes, my friend was telling me that her nephew wasnt going to go again 2 Gigg if they kept loosing. To be fair you have to be dedicated to keep going, when the weather is cold and damp, and the team play rubbish. I do think the gates will improve if Bury start to move up the table.Good result on Sat.

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